Chapter 271

Back when Sarah Knight had just taken over as the company's general manager, most of the shareholders didn’t exactly roll out the welcome mat. Now, with this project partnership being scrapped, today’s meeting was bound to be a real headache. Right as Sarah hesitated at the door, Alexander Barron's calm, steady voice whispered beside her. "I'm here, Sarah. No matter what goes down, you won’t be alone in this." That one sentence gave her all the courage she needed. She took a deep breath, strode forward, and pushed open the conference room doors with Alexander right beside her. The moment they walked in, one shareholder—who'd clearly been simmering with anger since yesterday’s mess—snapped. He shot up, slammed the table, and started blasting her. "Cutting corners on the Zhang Group deal? Sarah, you've got guts, I’ll give you that! All that just to save a few bucks? Do you even realize how much you've cost the company?" "If you weren’t Ford’s little sister, we’d have kicked you out long